Results from last year’s Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on ballast water management has revealed a marked change in regulatory compliance failures, which now include the actual performance, operation, and maintenance…
From the live interview at ERT Thessaloniki’s 102 FM with Andreas Stamatopoulos and Aemilios Sapranides on SHIPPING issues and in particular on: We look forward to your comments; Happy Valentine’s!
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by Katerina Tsourtsoula*, The event of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC Hellas) was held with great success on Wednesday, 4 February 2026, at the Athens Club, featuring Dr. Richard…
Tara Irwin, senior ESG analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “Beyond the immediate policy shift of revoking the 2009 “endangerment finding”, the decision signals a decisive change in the federal government’s approach to…
ClassNK’s Fleet Cost Simulation service is reducing the heavy burden on shipping companies attempting to estimate the costs of transitioning to low- and zero-emission operations Over more than two decades,…
Liverpool, United Kingdom; 10th February 2026: Armada Technologies, a provider of next-generation air lubrication systems (ALS), has signed an agreement with TUI Cruises to install its Passive Air Lubrication System (PALS) on…
The project will draw on LR Advisory’s regulatory, technical and commercial expertise to ensure Geogas Trading is well positioned with the first FuelEU Maritime compliance cycle and pooling opportunity approaching. Lloyd’s Register (LR) Advisory has been appointed by Geneva-based LPG trader and shipowner Geogas to support the…
Fashionality.nyc By Elena Sendona on February 7, 2026 A sunlit breeze and the hush of the tide. That’s the quiet luxury La Litoranea conjures in its debut resortwear collection, where elegance and ease…
by Robin Russel, CEO SATVA TRUST, for allaboutshipping.co.uk The generationally high availability of credit and decarbonisation were the topics that played centre stage at this year’s Marine Money London Shipping Finance…
Tokyo – The service ‘ClassNK Fleet Cost Simulation’*1 provided by ClassNK has been honored with the Best Project Innovation Award at the Saudi Maritime Awards, hosted by Robban Assafina, the…
World’s largest heavy lifting and transport company to load out heaviest three substations bound for the North Sea. Mammoet has signed an agreement with Seatrium to execute the load-out of…
Posidonia 2026 set to break all records as duration of shipping gathering extends Posidonia to include exhibition, conferences, networking, social and sporting events over 3 week period to welcome thousands…
Clearing of high spots & levelling of seabed 03 Feb 2026, Singapore Clearing of high spots & levelling of seabed is being conducted until 8 February at Pulau Punggol Aggregate…
(Portsmouth, 3 February 2026) — BAR Technologies welcomes the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) decision to incorporate wind propulsion into its draft safety framework for greenhouse gas (GHG)-reducing technologies. The announcement follows the 12th session…
UK Prime Minister highlights Anemoi Marine Technologies Ltd. as a global leader in maritime decarbonisation during China visit Anemoi Marine Technologies Ltd. (“Anemoi”), a UK-based engineering innovator in wind-assisted propulsion…
The Guidance Notes provide clear technical direction for the design, installation and integration of onboard hydrogen generators. Lloyd’s Register (LR) has published the maritime industry’s first dedicated Guidance Notes for onboard…
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(Portsmouth, UK, 30 January 2026) – As the UK and its North Sea partners accelerate plans to scale offshore wind capacity towards 100 gigawatts by 2030 and beyond, attention is rightly focused on delivering…
The International Maritime Organization’s Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction (SDC) held its 12th session at IMO Headquarters in London from 19 to 23 January and was chaired by Mr.…
12 JANUARY 2026 Maritime London Chief Executive succession Maritime London Chief Executive Jos Standerwick has moved to a new role as Head of Membership at the Baltic Exchange as part…
The Royal Belgian Shipowners Association (KBRV) applauds the outcomes of the Hamburg North Sea Summit on 26 January and welcomes the renewed political commitment to accelerate offshore wind development in the North…
29th January 2026: IACS has published a new Unified Requirement (UR H2) establishing a comprehensive safety framework for ammonia release mitigation systems (ARMS) on ammonia-fuelled ships. The UR provides harmonised requirements…
The first two vessels in the Sleipner concept – Way Forward and Future Way – have, after just over a year in operation, demonstrated excellent performance, low fuel consumption and CII values far below current requirement levels. This means they emit significantly less CO2 per transported unit than the average for comparable vessels, placing them comfortably in the highest energy efficiency class (A) according to the IMO’s international classification. The Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) measures a vessel’s carbon emissions relative to cargo…
by Anny Zade Good Day, Good evening and Happy New Year yet again to all everywhere in Planet Ocean! Pursuant to our last update on the 11 January 2026 at…